Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to section 149A, a bankrupt is, by force of this subsection, discharged from bankruptcy in accordance with this section.
(2) If:
(a) the bankrupt became a bankrupt before the commencement of section 27 of the Bankruptcy Amendment Act 1991 ; and
(b) immediately before the commencement of that section, either:
(i) paragraph 149(3)(c) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 as amended applied in relation to the bankrupt; or
(ii) an order under subsection 149(8) or (12) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 as amended was in force in relation to the bankrupt;
the bankrupt is discharged at the end of the period of 3 years from:
(c) the date on which the bankrupt filed his or her statement of affairs; or
(d) the date of commencement of that section;
whichever is the later.
(3) If the bankrupt became a bankrupt before the commencement of section 27 of the Bankruptcy Amendment Act 1991 , and subsection (2) does not apply in relation to the bankrupt, the bankrupt is discharged at:
(a) the end of the period of 3 years from the date on which the bankrupt filed his or her statement of affairs; or
(b) the commencement of that section;
whichever is the later.
(4) If the bankrupt becomes a bankrupt after the commencement of section 27 of the Bankruptcy Amendment Act 1991 , the bankrupt is discharged at the end of the period of 3 years from the date on which the bankrupt filed his or her statement of affairs.